BRISTOL FOLK HOUSE
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Cash
£485K
-4.6% vs 2024
Net assets
£2.2M
+5.8% vs 2024
Employees
27
0% vs 2024
Profit before tax
£118K
-22% vs 2024
Watchouts
Facts from the Companies House register and the latest accounts — not a rating
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3 officer resignations in last 12 months
Multiple officers have left the board recently — see the People section for who.
Net assets
2-year trend · vs Consumer Discretionary median
Accounts
2-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-08-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £943,078 | £994,807 | +5.5% | |
| Operating profit | £158,005 | £122,780 | -22.3% | |
| Profit before tax | £150,820 | £117,714 | -22% | |
| Net profit | £150,820 | £117,714 | -22% | |
| Cash | £509,058 | £485,472 | -4.6% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £2,046,720 | £2,164,434 | +5.8% | |
| Net assets | £2,046,720 | £2,164,434 | +5.8% | |
| Equity | £2,046,720 | £2,164,434 | +5.8% | |
| Average employees | 27 | 27 | 0% | |
| Wages | £300,589 | £329,987 | +9.8% | |
| Directors' remuneration | — | — | — |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-08-31 | 2025-08-31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 16.8% | 12.3% | |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 11.8% | |
| Return on capital employed | 7.7% | 5.7% | |
| Gearing (liabilities / total assets) | 10.3% | 12.5% | |
| Current ratio | 2.30x | 1.69x | |
| Interest cover | 11.48x | 9.85x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Consolidated group
- Auditor
- Burton Sweet Limited
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“The trustees have reviewed forecasts for the 12 months following approval of these financial statements. Based on current income projections, reserves and cash flow, the trustees are confident that Bristol Folk House and its subsidiary have adequate resources to continue operating for the foreseeable future. The financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Group structure
- BRISTOL FOLK HOUSE · parent
- Bristol Folk House Trading Ltd 100%
Significant events
- “Significant events influencing financial performance during the year included the Accessibility Project improvement works, a new lighting rig in the hall, and continued strong programme income.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
10 active · 7 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAZELEY-BELL, Matthew Fergus | Director | 2022-04-22 | Mar 1976 | British,Irish |
| CHILD, Alexander Edward | Director | 2026-03-18 | Aug 1996 | British |
| COHEN, Michael Adam Hart, Dr | Director | 2026-03-18 | Jun 1955 | British |
| HOUSER, Thomas Grenville | Director | 2026-03-18 | Aug 1986 | British |
| KNIGHT, Graham Kenworthy | Director | 2019-01-07 | Jan 1947 | British |
| PEPPER, Robert James Thomas | Director | 2019-01-07 | Apr 1948 | British |
| RYAN, Isabelle Louise | Director | 2022-04-22 | Apr 1996 | British |
| SCOTT, Cavan Patrick John | Director | 2026-03-18 | Apr 1973 | British |
| TAYLOR, Amelie Denise Irene | Director | 2026-03-18 | Aug 1992 | British,French |
| WILLIAMS, Julie Anne | Director | 2022-04-22 | Nov 1952 | British |
Show 7 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHMADI, Ariana | Director | 2023-11-01 | 2025-09-17 |
| BRETTON, Richard James | Director | 2022-04-22 | 2025-10-15 |
| HOWARD, Jo | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2022-04-22 |
| KNIGHT, Marguerite | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2024-11-20 |
| LONGDEN, Janet Margaret | Director | 2019-01-07 | 2022-07-01 |
| MULDER, Marlis | Director | 2021-06-01 | 2022-12-09 |
| WILLIAMS, Rachel Emma | Director | 2022-04-22 | 2025-07-01 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Matthew Fergus Bazeley-Bell | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2024-11-14 | Active |
| Ms Janet Margaret Longden | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-07 | Ceased 2022-04-22 |
| Mr Graham Kenworthy Knight | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-07 | Active |
| Mr Robert James Thomas Pepper | Individual | Voting 25–50% | 2019-01-07 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 42 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-17 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type group | |
| 2026-04-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-31 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-03-30 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2026-02-06 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-20 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-04-22 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2025-01-27 | PSC04 | persons-with-significant-control | Change to a person with significant control | |
| 2025-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-01-27 | PSC01 | persons-with-significant-control | Notification of a person with significant control | |
| 2024-11-22 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2024-05-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2024-01-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-11-01 | AP01 | officers | Appoint person director company with name date | |
| 2023-05-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type total exemption full | |
| 2023-03-14 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 10
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 5
- Officers resigned
- 3
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.